Tulane University
South Dakota State
Men's Basketball Set for Gulf Coast Showcase
Nov 18, 2018 | Men's Basketball
| GAME 3: TULANE Green Wave (1-1) vs. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Jackrabbits (3-1) |
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| Â When: | Â Nov. 19, 2018Â |Â 10 a.m. (CT) |
|  Where: |  Estero, Fla. | Hertz Arena (7,186) |
| Â Watch: | Â Online Only |
|  Commentators: |  Spence Siegel (Play-by-Play) |
|  Radio: |  1280 AM New Orleans | Listen Online |
| Â Radio Talent: | Â Todd Graffagnini (Play-By-Play) |
| Â Live Stats: | Â Statbroadcast |
|  Notes: |  Tulane | South Dakota State |
| Â Social Media: | Â Twitter: @GreenWaveMBB | #RollWave |
ESTERO, Fla. - The Tulane men's basketball team will play three games in three days at the Gulf Coast Showcase, beginning with a first round matchup with South Dakota State on Monday, November 19. Tipoff is set for 10 a.m. (CST) at Hertz Arena.
STARTING FIVE
  1. Tulane plays its first of three-straight games away from its friendly confines this season against South Dakota State at the Gulf Coast Showcase on Monday.
  2. In Tulane's third game of the season, the Green Wave play the second of at least five non-conference games against an opponent they have never faced: Coastal Carolina (Nov. 13), South Dakota State (Nov. 19), UT Martin (Dec. 5), Texas Southern (Dec. 17) and Towson (Dec. 21), with the possibility of a sixth if the Wave meets Florida Gulf Coast at the Gulf Coast Showcase (Nov. 21).
  3. In the first game of last season's regular-season, non-conference tournament at the Jamaica Classic, the Green Wave faced Colorado State for the first time in history and cruised to an 80-53 victory.
  4. Monday marks Tulane's eighth game played in the state of Florida under third-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., as the Green Wave have tallied a 2-5 record in those contests. Four of those five defeats have come at neutral locations.
  5. The Green Wave are scheduled to play eight regular season games in the Eastern Time zone, with three of those contests coming at the Gulf Coast Showcase. The other 22 games will tip in venues located in the Central Time zone.
INSIDE THE GULF COAST SHOWCASE
• Including Tulane, this year's tournament features eight teams with the Green Wave, UTSA, UC Irvine and South Dakota State on one side of the bracket. One the other side of the draw is Florida Gulf Coast, Colorado State, UL Lafayette and Toledo.
• Depending on the Wave's first-game result, Tulane faces the winner or loser of the UTSA/UC Irvine matchup on Tuesday. With a loss against the Jackrabbits, the second round game will tip at 10 a.m. (CST), while a victory will send the Olive and Blue to a 4 p.m. semifinal contest.
LAST TIME OUT
• Tulane picked up its first victory of the season, 81-76, at home over Coastal Carolina on Nov. 13.
• Caleb Daniels scored a career-high 22 points, Jordan Cornish made a personal-best six 3-pointers and Samir Sehic produced his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Shakwon Barrett also handed a career-high 10 assists with just two turnovers.
• The Green Wave led by as many as 13 points midway through the second half, but never surrendered the lead in holding on for the five-point win.
ZHANG MAKES AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
• Freshman swingman Kevin Zhang was selected to the first American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll of the 2018-19 season on November 12.
• Starting in his college debut against 17th-ranked Florida State, Zhang scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds with two assists and just one turnover in 35 minutes. The Shenyang, China native shot 9-for-13 overall, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range, while 17 of his 24 points came in the second half.Â
STRENGTH WITHIN THE SCHEDULE
• Tulane will play a minimum of 11 regular-season games against nine teams that earned postseason bids in 2018, including seven opponents that played in the NCAA Tournament (Cincinnati, Florida State, Georgia State, Houston, South Dakota State, Texas Southern and Wichita State). Temple and Southeastern Louisiana made NIT appearances.
• The Green Wave will host 15 home games and will head out to compete in five neutral-site contests. The Wave will play just one true road tilt in the non-conference slate at South Alabama on Dec. 8.
DUNLEAVYS LONE FATHER-SON HEAD-COACHING DUO
 • In his third season as head coach, Mike Dunleavy Sr., is the only head coach with a son who is also a head coach at the NCAA Division I level.Â
 • His son, Baker Dunleavy, is in his second season at the helm of Quinnipiac's program.
ZHANG'S ARRIVAL MARKS RARE FOREIGN IMPORT
NCAA Division I men's basketball players hailing from China are rare, as freshman swingman Kevin Zhang is one of just three players nationally who can stake that claim along with Cal-Berkley freshman James Zhao and UPenn frosh Michael Wang.
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